| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 331 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Sep 1937 |
| Commissioned | Feb 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in November 1937. Returned to owner in September 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Sobkra (FY 331)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Thomas Toft, SANF(V) | 25 Feb 1942 | May 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Colin Kenneth Mackenzie, RANVR | May 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Nicholas Heathcote Lee, KRNVR | Feb 1945 | mid/late45 |
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Notable events involving Sobkra include:
2 Jan 1945
HMS Vigorous (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Kilindini with HMS Lulworth (Cdr. R.C.S. Woolley, RD, RNR) and HMS Sobkra (Lt. C.K. Mackenzie, RANVR). (1)
3 Jan 1945
HMS Vigorous (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Kilindini with HMS Lulworth (Cdr. R.C.S. Woolley, RD, RNR) and HMS Sobkra (Lt. C.K. Mackenzie, RANVR). (1)
4 Jan 1945
HMS Vigorous (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Kilindini with Dumont d'Urville, HMS Sobkra (Lt. C.K. Mackenzie, RANVR) and HMS Honesty (T/Lt. M.J. Rowlands, RNVR). (1)
5 Jan 1945
HMS Vigorous (Lt. J.C. Ogle, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Kilindini with Dumont d'Urville, HMS Sobkra (Lt. C.K. Mackenzie, RANVR) and HDML 1106 (Lt. F.H. Barnes, KNRNVR).
Also a practice attack was carried out on the Dumont d'Urville. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20272
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.